Indonesian energy minister sacked for holding dual citizenship

This is the case embarrassing for Indonesia. One minister only served for 20 days.

President Joko Widodo looked so proud to have been appointed Arcandra as energy minister in late July during the second cabinet reshuffle.

Shortly thereafter, the president was forced to fire him. It happened because of the inaccuracy of government or there may be some element of intent.

Arcandra Tahar, who became minister of energy and mineral resources last month, was sacked following a dispute over his citizenship.

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Uighur Man Gets 7-Year Jail Term for Watching Movie on Muslim Migration

Thursday, May 9, 2016

RFA - Radio Free Asia

An ethnic Uighur Muslim has been sentenced to seven years in prison for watching a film on Muslim migration with his family which was deemed “sensitive” by Chinese authorities.

According to Radio Free Asia, officials claimed the man, identified as Eli Yasin, a resident of Chaghraq township in Aksu prefecture, had watched a film on Muslim migration and was possibly “planning to go abroad ‘to wage jihad.'” Uighurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic minority, are the majority population in Xinjiang and have long complained of discrimination and marginalization by the Chinese state.

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Hell's Highway in Indonesia: the world's worst traffic jam... named BREXIT - 18 have died on same stretch of road

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said on his facebook's fanpage, "This highway (toll road) will reduce traffic jams, shorten travel time and speed up the flow of goods, so that eventually the economy moving. For my brother who will be going home during Eid, a trip to the hometown will be faster through this highway." (June 16, 2016)

In fact, there was Hell's highway or 'Horror' traffic jam. Eighteen motorists and passengers die in three days after getting caught in gridlock at Indonesian junction... named BREXIT 

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Russian plane crash: 62 dead in Boeing 737 FlyDubai crash in southern Russia

The United Arab Emirates based budget carrier has confirmed all 62 people on board the plane perished after the Boeing 737-800 went down close to the city's airport in the early hours of Saturday morning, plummeting 3,000 feet in just 15 seconds.

Flydubai flight FZ981 had travelled from Dubai in the UAE to Rostov-on-Don, with 55 passengers and seven crew members aboard. Eighteen men, 33 women and four children were travelling on the plane, the airline confirmed.

Flydubai flight FZ981 has crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don killing all 62 passengers and crew on board. The flight was en route from Dubai and crashed during its second landing approach amid poor weather conditions.

Air-traffic control and local emergency services confirmed that the Boeing 737-800 jet crashed near the runway during a second approach in conditions of poor visibility.

"According to preliminary data, the Boeing 738 crashed in poor visibility conditions, some 50-100 meters left of the runway," the source said.

A video recorded at the crash site reveals the Boeing-737-800 disintegrated on impact. Tiny pieces of the aircraft are scattered over a large part of the runway at Rostov-on-Don's airport.
An eyewitness, Arina Kozlova, who was driving near Rostov-on-Don Airport at the time of the crash, said the blaze from the explosion was so bright it was like having dawn in the middle of the night.
CCTV camera footage posted on YouTube claims to have captured the moment of the explosion as the aircraft impacted the ground. However, its authenticity could not be immediately verified.


Flydubai plane crash FIRST VIDEO: Moment Boeing-737 crashes in Rostov-on-Don caught on CCTV

RAW: FlyDubai Boeing-737 crash site in Rostov-on-Don, Russia (EMERCOM footage)

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Sheikh Aaidh Al Qarni injured in gun attack in Philippines

Tuesday, 1 March 2016

Saudi Arabian scholar Dr. Aaidh Al Qarni escaped an attack on his entourage by unidentified people in Zamboanga city in the Philippines. In the earier reports in Arabic media it was claimed five of his bodyguards were killed In the attack and he is injured. No official confirmation has come out yet while filing this report.

He was moved to Manila hospital and is out of danger.

He was in Zamboanga to deliver a lecture.

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Indian president approves death penalty for rapists

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People crowd outside the Presidential Palace as they protest against a brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old student, in New Delhi, India.

India's president on Sunday approved harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty, after a brutal gang-rape in New Delhi sparked national outrage and triggered demands for tougher laws.

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President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the new rape law two days after cabinet ministers recommended changes to improve safety for women.

"The Indian president has given his assent to the ordinance on crime against women. It comes into effect immediately but it will also be tabled before the parliament," a senior officer in the president's office told AFP.

Photo: Showkat Shafi

A government-appointed panel and the cabinet had recommended tougher laws after the death of a 23-year-old woman who was savagely raped and attacked in a bus on December 16 and died nearly two weeks later.

Under the changes, the minimum sentence for gang-rape, rape of a minor, rape by policemen or a person in authority will be doubled to 20 years from 10 and can be extended to life without parole.

In the existing law, a rapist faces a term of seven to 10 years

People crowd outside the Presidential Palace as they protest against a brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old student, in New Delhi, India.

India's president on Sunday approved harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty, after a brutal gang-rape in New Delhi sparked national outrage and triggered demands for tougher laws.

President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the new rape law two days after cabinet ministers recommended changes to improve safety for women.

"The Indian president has given his assent to the ordinance on crime against women. It comes into effect immediately but it will also be tabled before the parliament," a senior officer in the president's office told AFP.

A government-appointed panel and the cabinet had recommended tougher laws after the death of a 23-year-old woman who was savagely raped and attacked in a bus on December 16 and died nearly two weeks later.

Under the changes, the minimum sentence for gang-rape, rape of a minor, rape by policemen or a person in authority will be doubled to 20 years from 10 and can be extended to life without parole.

In the existing law, a rapist faces a term of seven to 10 years.

The cabinet has also created a new set of offences such as voyeurism and stalking that will be included in the new law.

But women rights activists have slammed the ordinance saying it lacks teeth to fight sexual crimes against women and lashed out at the government for passing the law without holding a debate or discussion.

Five men are being tried in a special fast-track court in New Delhi on charges of murder, gang-rape and kidnapping in connection with the death of the student, who died from her injuries in a Singapore hospital where she had been sent for further treatment.

A sixth suspect faces trial in a juvenile court.

The physiotherapy student was assaulted on a bus she had boarded with a male companion as they returned home from watching a film in an upmarket shopping mall.

India says it only imposes the death penalty in the "rarest of rare cases". Three months ago, it hanged the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks - the country's first execution in eight years.

Meanwhile noted criminal lawyer Kamini Jaiswal favours death sentence for rapists, she felt that catching the right people was as important.

From: The New Zealand Herald

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Yudhoyono gets lost in translation at UN

Jakarta Globe

Some of the luster of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s visit to New York faded earlier this week after he apparently fumbled a press conference at United Nations headquarters.

Yudhoyono backed out of a reception hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon after the awkward incident on Wednesday, even though his presence had been confirmed by Indonesian officials, according to some delegates.

Instead, the President went directly to the Millennium UN Plaza Hotel, where he has been staying while in town for the General Assembly.

The incident began at a press conference on Wednesday featuring Yudhoyono, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and UK Prime Minister David Cameron on stage to discuss the High-level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda, which the trio co-chair.

As the press conference proceeded, an apparently confused President did not respond to a question asked by a European radio reporter speaking in English.

When Yudhoyono failed to respond after the reporter repeated her question, an Indonesian interpreter rushed to the podium to translate for the President, making his way past a security guard who attempted to block him.

The reporter had asked Yudhoyono to elaborate on his call for an international instrument to ban blasphemy in the aftermath of violent riots following the distribution of the US-made anti-Muslim film Innocence of Muslims on the Internet.

“When you made a statement about the instrument, were you speaking specifically about anti-blasphemy? Could you elaborate a little bit more on that?” the reporter asked.

Yudhoyono, who speaks English, was silent, raising his eyebrows and turning his head in an apparent search for a translator.

When the question was repeated after several moments of silence, a still mute Yudhoyono looked to Sirleaf and Cameron, neither of whom aided the President.

The President was saved when the interpreter, at last, joined him at the podium.

Other Indonesian officials at the press conference might not have been able to aid the President due to the crowd of journalists.

Although the Foreign Ministry’s director-general for multilateral relations, Hasan Kleib, was near the podium, it was the interpreter, apparently spontaneously, who stepped in to aid the President.

Yudhoyono eventually answered the question, albeit in a less-than-pleased tone.

“I think your question is not closely connected to the message of this panel to prepare new global collaboration to combat poverty. I have made my statement in my speech delivered before the General Assembly on that matter. But we have to learn to work together in this world by respecting other beliefs, faiths, and religions,” Yudhoyono said.

Some foreign journalists made light of the incident when leaving the press conference. “Indonesian is really confusing,” one reporter said to the laughter of his colleagues.

Yudhoyono may have been reluctant to speak in English later in the day in a discussion with billionaire philanthropist George Soros, Singaporean academic Kishore Mahbubani and moderator Donald K. Emmerson.

All spoke, except Yudhoyono, who apparently hesitated to join the discussion, laughing only when the others panelists laughed.

The moderator was eager to ask Yudhoyono one question before concluding the discussion, which was unrelated to the press conference but about a topic that the President had presumably mastered: his role as a co-chair of the Post-2015 panel.

Source: The Jakarta Post 

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Military plane crashes into Jakarta homes; 10 die

Military training aircraft Fokker 27, which fell on the settlements (Photo: Associated Press)

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian air force plane slammed into a military housing complex and ignited a huge fireball yestersday while trying to land in Jakarta, killing all seven people aboard as well as two toddlers and their nanny in a home.

The pilot, co-pilot and five trainees aboard the Fokker F-27 were on a routine training flight when it crashed into houses in a neighbourhood about 1.5 kilometres (nearly a mile) from the runway where it was trying to land, Indonesian military spokesmen said.

Raging orange flames jumped several metres into the air and a huge column of black smoke billowed over the eight homes damaged in the crash in eastern Jakarta.

Twelve people were injured, two of them critically.

"I could hardly believe my eyes. There was a military plane that crashed and hit the houses!" said Hendra, a resident of the air force complex who goes by only one name. "At once, the situation turned into chaos. All the residents fled in panic. Women and children were screaming hysterically."

He said he helped at least five injured people, mostly with burns, to a nearby air force hospital.

Six of the people aboard the plane died instantly, and the co-pilot died later while being treated at a hospital, air force spokesman Rear Adm. Azman Yunus said.

The plane broke into two parts as it ripped through the houses and plummeted to the ground, said air force spokesman Col. Agus Sasongko Jati. The three people killed on the ground were two children in one of the houses, aged two and six, and a woman who worked as their caretaker, he added.

The aircraft, which was built in 1958 and has been used by Indonesia's air force for the past 35 years with 14,900 flight hours, was declared airworthy before it took off for its second training flight of the day under clear skies, he said.

"It seemed that the pilot was trying to land on a nearby paddy field," Jati told The Associated Press. "But it was not clear whether it was because of an emergency."

Air Force training aircraft - Fokker 27 (photo: via detik.com)

The roll before the plane crashed (photo: via lensaindonesia.com)

A running text on TVOne said the black boxes of the ill-fated plane have been discovered, but Jati did not confirm.

Rescuers halted searching until tomorrow for more possible victims among the charred rubble of the burning houses, and a number of ambulances were parked inside the air force's Rajawali Complex.

The crash comes after a Russian Sukhoi passenger jet crashed last month into an Indonesian volcano during a demonstration flight for potential buyers, killing all 45 people aboard.

Here are the names of dead:

1. Major (Airmen) Heri Setiawan;
2. Lieutenant (Airmen) Adi Paul Carey;
3. Second Lieutenant (Airmen) Syahroni Ahmad died in hospital at 18:30 pm;
4. Captain (Technical) Agus SW;
5. Sergeant Major Sihmulato;
6. Master Sergeant Wahyudi;
7. Sergeant Purwo Adianto.

Three civilian casualties:

1. Martha (67 years), mother of Major (administration of) John Andi Sosang;
2. Brian (7 years), son of Major (administration of) John Andi Sosang;
3. Melvin (1 year), nephew of Mayor (administration of) John Andi Sosangko.

Source: Jamaica Obrserver

Indonesian version: Catatan verry Kusral

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Pesawat Latih Militer Fokker 27 naas yang gagal mendarat

Pesawat militer Fokker 27 yang terjatuh di atas permukiman (foto: Associated Press)

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Sebuah pesawat Fokker 27 milik Angkatan Udara Indonesia menghantam sebuah rumah di kompleks perumahan militer dan memicu bola api besar saat berusaha mendarat di Jakarta. Menewaskan para awaknya bersama pilot dan ko-pilotnya yang semuanya berjumlah tujuh orang. Juga menewaskan dua anak dan pengasuh anak mereka di rumah.

Pilot, ko-pilot dan lima orang perserta latih kapal Fokker F-27 itu sedang dalam penerbangan latihan rutin yang  terjatuh di kawasan permuikiman penduduk sekitar 1,5 kilometer (hampir satu mil) dari landasan pacu di mana ia mencoba untuk mendarat, begitu indonesian juru bicara militer mengatakan.

Api merah menyala membumbung beberapa meter ke udara dan kolom besar asap hitam mengepul. Delapan rumah rusak dalam kecelakaan di kawasan timur Jakarta tersebut.

Dua belas orang cedera, dua di antaranya kritis.

"Saya hampir tidak percaya mata saya melihat ada pesawat militer yang jatuh dan menabrak rumah-rumah!." kata Hendra, seorang warga kompleks angkatan udara yang berlari sendirian mendekati lokasi jatuhnya pesawat. "Segera, situasi berubah menjadi kekacauan. Semua warga melarikan diri dengan panik.. Wanita dan anak-anak berteriak histeris."

Ia mengatakan bahwa ia membantu sedikitnya lima orang terluka, sebagian besar dengan luka bakar, ke rumah sakit angkatan udara terdekat.

Enam dari orang di atas kapal pesawat tewas seketika, dan ko-pilot meninggal kemudian saat dirawat di rumah sakit, demikian juru bicara angkatan udara Laksamana Muda Azman Yunus mengatakan.

Pesawat itu pecah menjadi dua bagian karena menghantam rumah-rumah dan terhempas jatuh ke tanah, kata juru bicara angkatan udara Kolonel Agus Sasongko Jati. Tiga orang tewas di tanah dua anak-anak di salah satu rumah, berusia dua dan enam, dan seorang wanita yang bekerja sebagai pengasuh mereka, tambahnya.

Pesawat, yang diproduksi pada tahun 1958 dan telah digunakan oleh angkatan udara Indonesia untuk 35 tahun terakhir dengan 14.900 jam terbang, dinyatakan layak terbang sebelum lepas landas untuk penerbangan pelatihan kedua hari di bawah langit cerah, katanya.

"Tampaknya pilot berusaha mendarat di sebuah sawah di dekatnya," kata Jati yang dikutip The Associated Press. "Tapi tidak jelas apakah itu karena darurat."

Pesawat latih AURI - Fokker 27 (foto: detik.com)

Pesawat naas yang oleng sebelum jatuh (foto: lensaindonesia.com)

Pilot, ko-pilot dan lima orang perserta latih kapal Fokker F-27 itu sedang dalam penerbangan latihan rutin yang  terjatuh di kawasan permuikiman penduduk sekitar 1,5 kilometer (hampir satu mil) dari landasan pacu di mana ia mencoba untuk mendarat, begitu indonesian juru bicara militer mengatakan.

Api merah menyala membumbung beberapa meter ke udara dan kolom besar asap hitam mengepul. Delapan rumah rusak dalam kecelakaan di kawasan timur Jakarta tersebut.

Dua belas orang cedera, dua di antaranya kritis.

"Saya hampir tidak percaya mata saya melihat ada pesawat militer yang jatuh dan menabrak rumah-rumah!." kata Hendra, seorang warga kompleks angkatan udara yang berlari sendirian mendekati lokasi jatuhnya pesawat. "Segera, situasi berubah menjadi kekacauan. Semua warga melarikan diri dengan panik.. Wanita dan anak-anak berteriak histeris."

Ia mengatakan bahwa ia membantu sedikitnya lima orang terluka, sebagian besar dengan luka bakar, ke rumah sakit angkatan udara terdekat.

Enam dari orang di atas kapal pesawat tewas seketika, dan ko-pilot meninggal kemudian saat dirawat di rumah sakit, demikian juru bicara angkatan udara Laksamana Muda Azman Yunus mengatakan.

Pesawat itu pecah menjadi dua bagian karena menghantam rumah-rumah dan terhempas jatuh ke tanah, kata juru bicara angkatan udara Kolonel Agus Sasongko Jati. Tiga orang tewas di tanah dua anak-anak di salah satu rumah, berusia dua dan enam, dan seorang wanita yang bekerja sebagai pengasuh mereka, tambahnya.

Pesawat, yang diproduksi pada tahun 1958 dan telah digunakan oleh angkatan udara Indonesia untuk 35 tahun terakhir dengan 14.900 jam terbang, dinyatakan layak terbang sebelum lepas landas untuk penerbangan pelatihan kedua hari di bawah langit cerah, katanya.

"Tampaknya pilot berusaha mendarat di sebuah sawah di dekatnya," kata Jati yang dikutip The Associated Press. "Tapi tidak jelas apakah itu karena darurat."

Sebuah sumber  lain menyebutkan bahwa kemungkinan pesawat tersebut mengalami gangguan teknis yang tidak bisa diatasi oleh pilot bersma krunya.

Teks berjalan di TVOne mengatakan kotak hitam pesawat naas telah ditemukan, tapi belum ada konfirmasi dari Kolonel Agus Sasongko Jati.

Tim penyelamat menghentikan pencarian korban sampai besok (23/6) untuk yang kemungkinan berada di antara puing-puing hangus satu rumah terbakar.  Sejumlah ambulans tampak diparkir di dalam Kompleks Rajawali angkatan udara.

Kecelakaan itu terjadi setelah sebuah jet Sukhoi penumpang Rusia jatuh bulan lalu ke gunung berapi Indonesia selama penerbangan demonstrasi bagi para calon pembeli, yang menewaskan semua 45 orang di atas kapal.

Berikut nama-nama prajurit yang tewas:

Mayor (Penerbang) Heri Setiawan;

1. Letnan Satu (Penerbang) Paulus Adi Prakoso;
2. Letnan Dua (Penerbang) Ahmad Syahroni meninggal di rumah sakit pada pukul 18:30 WIB;
3. Kapten (Teknik) Agus SW;
4. Sersan Mayor Sihmulato;
5. Sersan Kepala Wahyudi;
6. Sersan Satu Purwo Adianto.

Tiga korban warga sipil:

1. Martha (67 tahun), ibu dari Mayor (Admistrasi) Yohanes Andi Sosang;
2. Brian (7 tahun), anak dari Mayor (Admistrasi) Yohanes Andi Sosang;
3. Melvin (1 tahun), keponakan Mayor (Admistrasi) Yohanes Andi Sosangko 

Sumber: Jamaica Observer

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